Belle

On this West Virginia Morning, we have the latest on the explosion at the Belle chemical plant and on coronavirus spread in West Virginia. Also, in this show, the latest episode of Us & Them held a virtual dinner party to discuss even wider political divides after this most recent election.

A Putnam County man was identified Wednesday as the victim in a Tuesday evening plant explosion at the Optima Chemicals Co. in Belle that shook surrounding homes and prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order for several hours.

On this West Virginia Morning, an explosion at the Chemours Belle Plant near Charleston occurred late Tuesday night and resulted in a shelter-in-place advisory for the area. We bring you the latest on this event. Also, in this show, we remember Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager who passed away Monday at the age of 97, and we remember 28-year-old Charleston police officer Cassie Johnson who died in the line of duty last week.

Nearly a year ago, executives with Ranger Scientific LLC announced plans to bring a large industrial facility to a reclaimed surface mine site in West…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering public tours at the Marmet Locks and Dam in Belle, West Virginia on June 4 in observation of National Dam…

Walker Machinery Company has announced that 77 of its employees will be laid off.Local news agencies report that the company, which employs about 500…

In Kanawha County, reoccurring mud and rock slides have led to the on and off closure of a portion of route 60 near Cedar Grove.A community group has…